Paris: (1951). 4to, unpag.' boards. Double number of the great arts quarterly, entirely devoted to recent work by Picasso, paintings, sculptures, and ceramics. The cover and frontispiece are prints executed specially for this publication. More
Paris: (1939). 4to, 132pp; original wrappers. An exceptionally nice copy of this early number of the great arts magazine, ambitiously edited and produced by E. Tériade. With lithographs by Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, Abraham Rattner, and Paul Klee; texts by Rabindranath Tagore, Pierre Reverdy, Paul Valéry, Henri Michaux, Paul Claudel..... More
Paris: 1939. 4to, 140pp; original lithographic wrappers. Featuring Matisse's double-page color lithograph of "The Dance," illustrating Henri Michaux's text of the same title. Also with André Derain's lithographic suite "Le Jardin d'Allah" and texts by Paul Valéry, Pierre Reverdy, Georges Bataille, Jean-Paul Sartre, and others. The cover is by Georges..... More
Paris: (1950). 4to, unpag.; boards. This issue is devoted to Chagall's lithographic illustrations to Boccaccio's Decameron, with additional tipped-in plates from an early Burgundian manuscript of the same, and texts by Jacques Prévert and Frantz Calot. More
Paris: Verve, 1939. 4to, wrappers. Double number of the luxurious arts quarterly. The cover is by Aristide Maillol; the contents include lithographs by Constantin Guys, Georges Braque, Georges Rouault, Fernand Léger, André Derain, Pierre Bonnard, Henri Matisse, and Paul Klee. The text contributions include the early essay "Faces" by Jean-Paul..... More
New York: George Braziller, (1977). First American edition, first trade edition. 4to, 222pp; original natural linen. Faithful reproduction of the original 1961 publication by Verve. More
Paris: Editions Cahiers d'Art, n.d. (1958). 4to, unpag.; original blue cloth stamped in white. Tipped-on reproductions of Léger's studies for a portrait, including 17 in color. An exceptionally fresh copy. More
(Paris): Aux Editions Cercle d'Art, (1962). Second Edition. 4to, unpag.; original printed linen. Among Picasso's more enduringly popular books, filled with his images of bullfighting With text in French and Spanish. More
Hackbridge, Carshalton, Surrey, England: At the Sign of the Rose, 1899. 8vo, unpag.; original printed wrappers. One of an unknown, though certainly small, number of copies of this special number. The Page was the first of Craig's notably idiosyncratic and adventurous, self-produced periodicals. Issues of it are delicate and very..... More
London: Malik-Verlag, 1939. First Edition. 8vo, [88]pp; original printed wrappers. One of an unspecified limited edition, believed to be one hundred numbered copies (this is copy 61) signed by Brecht. This was Brecht's last original book of poems and the second to appear during his exile from Nazi Germany. Its..... More
New York: Horace Liveright, (1930). First Edition. 8vo, 329pp; original terracotta cloth stamped in black and with the printed paper radio-dial affixed to the front board by means of a metal grommet. This vivid first person account of virtual world-travel by young Palmer stands as a key work in the..... More
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, (1949). First Edition. 8vo, 245pp; black cloth stamped in yellow. Designed and conceived by Armitage, this was one of several collections on which he collaborated with Corle. For this symposium, they assembled essays about Stravinsky from contributors including Erik Satie, Eugene Goossens, Jean Cocteau..... More
New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, (1971). First Edition. 8vo, 204pp; red cloth. A presentation copy inscribed by Thomson on the front flyleaf: "For Sylvia Marlowe, love & everything, Virgil, ever, 1971." The recipient was a prominent and eclectic harpsichordist who was as committed to playing the works of contemporary..... More
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1952. First Edition. 8vo, 116pp; apple green cloth. An advance copy with the publisher's "Compliments of" slip laid in. The slip has been inscribed and signed by Copland: "For Sylvia Marlowe, love from Aaron, 1952." The recipient was a prominent modern harpsichordist, whose repertoire spanned from..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Co., (1971). First Edition. 8vo, 128pp; black cloth. This copy has been inscribed and signed ("Elliott") on the front flyleaf for the harpsichordist Sylvia Marlowe and her husband, artst Leonid Berman. As founder of the Harpsichord Music Society, Marlowe commissioned, performed, and recorded original pieces..... More
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1934. First Edition. 8vo, 339pp; black cloth stamped in silver and blind. The powerhouse editorial team of this collection assembled a deep roster of original contributions from writers and artists including William Carlos Williams, John Marin, Marsden Hartley, Arthur G. Dove, Gertrude Stein..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1925. First American edition. 8vo, 317pp; black cloth. Handsome copy of the scarce U.S. edition, first published as "Daimon," and one of the author's six novels set in Australia. More
New York: Boni and Liveright, n.d. (1924). First American edition. 8vo, 223pp; coarse linen-backed boards with printed spine label. Published in London as "English Country," this edition was made from sheets of that printing with a specially printed title page. A collection of notes and observations on the English countryside..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1923). First American edition. 8vo, [276]pp; black cloth. Henry Clews Jr., something of a ne'er-do-well scion of a prominent American family, after failing to complete his education at three colleges, expatriated himself to France, studied sculpture with Rodin, and decamped to a chateau on the..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, (1924). First edition. 8vo, 375pp; green cloth stamped in gilt. With a separately printed slip printed on both sides with quotations about the book solicited from music critics and educators in advance of publication. More
New York: Horace Liveright, (1929). First American edition. 8vo, 267pp, illustrated; terracotta cloth. Albert Londres, a father of modern investigative journalism and the namesake of France's most prestigious award in the field, travelled widely and adventurously to report on controversial subject matter including white slavery in South America, the French..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. 8vo, 60pp; cloth-backed decorative boards. The first book, a collection of poems, published by the precocious sixteen year-old son of famous Paramount Pictures founder Jesse Lasky. Jesse Lasky, Jr. went on to a prolific and highly successful career as a screenwriter, with..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1919. First edition. Small 8vo, 150pp; cloth-backed printed boards. Posthumously published collection of essays gathered from periodicals and not previously published in book form. There was no equivalent English edition. Includes a short foreword by Albert Mordell, who, though uncredited, presumably acted as editor of..... More
New York: Boni and Liveright, 1927. First edition. 8vo, 89pp; black cloth with printed labels. Nice copy of the poet's second book, scarce in jacket. Iris Tree was the daughter of the famous actor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and niece of artist Max Beerbohm. She was deeply immersed in the..... More
